As of 2013, NAMI states that one in every 17 U.S. adults suffer from at least one severe mental illness, and over 61 million adults in the U.S. cope with a mental illness of varied severity each year; 20 percent of adolescents aged 13-18 have a mental illness.
This poll is an experiment to compare the demigraphs of this site to the statistics.
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What Is Your Age Range?
<1415-1819-2425-3940+
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What Is Your Age Range?
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vote votes<14
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vote votes15-18
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vote votes19-24
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vote votes25-39
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vote votes40+
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Do You Know Anyone With a Mental Illness?
YesNoI Would Rather Not Specify
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Do You Know Anyone With a Mental Illness?
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vote votesYes
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vote votesNo
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vote votesI Would Rather Not Specify
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If Answered Yes To the Previous Question, How Do You Know This Person(s)?
They're a friend of mine.They are a close relative (siblings, parents, etc.).They are my significant other.Two or all of these apply to me.
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If Answered Yes To the Previous Question, How Do You Know This Person(s)?
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vote votesThey're a friend of mine.
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vote votesThey are a close relative (siblings, parents, etc.).
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vote votesThey are my significant other.
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vote votesTwo or all of these apply to me.
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Do You Have (a) Mental Illness(es)?
YesNoI Would Rather Not Specify
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Do You Have (a) Mental Illness(es)?
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vote votesYes
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vote votesNo
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vote votesI Would Rather Not Specify
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If Answered Yes in Question #1, How Many Illnesses Have You Been Diagnosed With?
1 Illness2 Illnesses3-4 Illnesses5+ Illnesses
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If Answered Yes in Question #1, How Many Illnesses Have You Been Diagnosed With?
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vote votes1 Illness
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vote votes2 Illnesses
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vote votes3-4 Illnesses
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vote votes5+ Illnesses
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Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With a Mood Disorder*?
*(Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Etc.)
YesNo
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Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With a Mood Disorder*?
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vote votesYes
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vote votesNo
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Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With an Anxiety Disorder*?
*Such as Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Phobias, and/or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
YesNo
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Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With an Anxiety Disorder*?
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vote votesYes
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vote votesNo
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Do You Or Have You Been Diagnosed With Any Psychotic Disorder*?
*Examples include but are not limited to Schizophrenia and/or Delusional Disorder.
YesNo
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Do You Or Have You Been Diagnosed With Any Psychotic Disorder*?
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vote votesYes
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vote votesNo
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Have You Been Diagnosed With any Eating Disorder*?
*This includes Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and/or Other Specified Or Feeding Disorder.
YesNo
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Have You Been Diagnosed With any Eating Disorder*?
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vote votesYes
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vote votesNo
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Are You Surprised With The Results From These Polls?
Yeah! I never thought it was this common...I've heard of/known so many people with mental illnesses that I'm not surprised.
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Are You Surprised With The Results From These Polls?
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vote votesYeah! I never thought it was this common...
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vote votesI've heard of/known so many people with mental illnesses that I'm not surprised.
If you or anyone you know shows symptoms of any mental illness, contact your local hospital or psychiatric provider, or call the 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at (212) 673-3000.
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